In June, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Morven Museum Giving Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540; Phone 609-924-8144). A National Historic Landmark, Morven is on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. The home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence […]

In June 2025, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its conservation, a continuing effort for the GPA students to put their influence on the local community since 2018. GPA conservationists collect watershed samples, donate foods & clothes, recycle plastic bags & batteries, pick up trash at nearby parks and trails, and have them […]

Reported by Lexin Zhu Receiving a warm card can be meaningful and uplifting for many children currently hospitalized. At McLean Art and Lit Club, we dedicated our time and creativity to making handmade cards, which we will later send to CardsForHospitalizedKids, a non-profit organization that distributes them. This act may seem simple, but it has […]

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its box monitoring project along with Mercer County Park and Plainsboro Preserve.  Plainsboro Preserve (80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512) and Mercer County Park Commission (12 parks) have their nest monitoring projects continuing in 2023. The parks include Mercer Meadows Pole Farm (111-167 Cold […]

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted the Crafts for Hope program to help local families to fight cancer using their crafting talents. Address: Montgomery Veterans Park-Harlingen Road, Field Picnic Area, Skillman, NJ 08558 GPA Volunteers (6/8, 2 hrs): Tiffany Tian, Gloria Wang, Alison Yang, Jeffrey Yang, Cindy Chen

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) worked with the New Jersey Special Olympics Volunteer Manager Ms. Fair and scheduled GPA volunteers to help the youth athlete league teams with score keeping, equipment such as that compound bow, order keeping, etc.  About New Jersey Special Olympics: Our Mission Our mission is to provide […]

The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in Chinese School volunteering activities, where our volunteers taught a variety of children from elementary school to middle schoolers. In June month, we volunteered at is 06/01 which is the last day of Chinese School this semester. Volunteering at Chinese School is an amazing way of introducing diversity into the […]

On June 7, 2025, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, two members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at Freewheels Houston. Volunteers were assigned to work on cleaning and repairing broken or stained bikes to restore them to working condition. The fixed bikes will then be given to veterans, refugees, or low-income families in need […]

  On June 7th  2025, members of the Great Neck AYLUS branch held the 21st AAPI event at the Great Neck Main Library to help engage younger children in different crafts and fun activities. It started with 3 volunteers reading AAPI themed books to the children. Goldman read The Gift of Ramadan by Rabiah York […]

On June 6th, from 4:30-5:30pm, the Great Neck Branch played sports with kids at Firefighter park. Playing sports is a healthy and educational way for kids to socialize with each other and have a great time. Jack and Yucheng played soccer. At first, he’s a bit shy but quickly he’s off running and chasing the […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village on 6/7/25. Volunteers taught seniors how to search the web via safari and Google chrome. Additionally, volunteers taught seniors how to end a phone call. There were also issues with setting and using alarms that volunteers had solved. Volunteers also helped with rearranging […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge members volunteered at Farmstead Art Center’s Theater in the English Barn on 6/6 and 6/7. Farmstead Art Center is a small nonprofit art center, located at 450 King George Road in Basking Ridge. The show that was being shown was “She Stoops to Conquer” . Our members arrived 45 minutes before the showtime […]

On June 7, 2025, volunteers visited two nursery homes to play board games and engage in conversations with the elderly, helping to improve their quality of life. Two groups participated at different times—one from 2:30 to 3:30 PM, and the other from 3:00 to 4:30 PM No. Volunteer Name Hours 1 Harrison Xiao 1.5 2 […]

On June 1, 2025, Fullerton Branch members tutored kids ranging from 1st to 3rd graders in English. They were able to teach the kids about prefixes and base words, and they continued reading their book from last week. TOTAL HOURS Daisy Wei, Michelle Li: 4 Hours

On May 31, 2025, AYLUS Fullerton Branch members helped distribute and load food at the St. Vincent De Paul Pantry. They aided with several tasks including distributing, breaking down boxes, and packaging food. They aided over 100 families in the Fullerton Area. TOTAL HOURS Michelle Li, Daisy Wei, Eric Wei, Andre Tu, Leon Sun: 4 […]

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) National Empowerment Education Committee Chair Xing Liao continued hosting a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help local students through a network with Interfaith RISE.  AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or high school subjects for each […]

In celebration of Father’s Day, members of the AYLUS Morris Branch proudly partnered with the local nonprofit organization, Helping Hands, to give back to the community and show appreciation for fathers in need. Recognizing that not all families have the means to celebrate special occasions, the volunteers at AYLUS came together with compassion and enthusiasm […]

On June 7th AYLUS from 9:00 to 11:00am volunteers headed to the Green Acre Garden at Bethpage Park to pull out weeds. The volunteers were given instructions in what areas to weed, and were given gloves to protect their hands. This week the group was primarily weeding out mugwort, an invasive plant located in North […]

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity.  Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic illnesses and complex […]

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteers supported our local community at Food Banks, Pantry, and Thrift Stores. GPA members collected and donated non-perishable foods, helped hand out and carry out food boxes, helped set up, guide clients through and clean up the food distribution.  Shopping and helping others go hand in […]

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its box monitoring project along with Mercer County Park and Plainsboro Preserve.  Plainsboro Preserve (80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512) and Mercer County Park Commission (12 parks) have their nest monitoring projects continuing in 2023. The parks include Mercer Meadows Pole Farm (111-167 Cold […]

In June, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteered to support the 2025 Princeton Triathlon (380 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08542) ITINERARY (Race day – Saturday, June 7, 2025): Packet pickup, check-in and transition opens – 5:30am Warmup opens and pre-race briefing begins – 6:45am  Triathlon swim start and duathlon run […]

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity.  Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic illnesses and complex […]

Reported by Ziyang Chen, Posted by Jenny Lin  On May 24, 2025, Eleven AYLUS volunteers set up our fundraising stand for the Plano Children’s Medical Hospital in Russell Creek park, starting from 6:00 PM and end at 9:00 PM, though one of us left at 8:30. We offered cotton candy, boba tea, and ice cream/ice […]

Reported by: Cheng Jing Lee Posted by: Jenny Lin On May 31st, 5 participants (4 children, 1 adult) participated in the FMSC event. We began in a large room with other participants, listening to the staff explain the introduction and rules. After the explanation, we split into smaller groups, ready to pack the meals. We […]

On June 6, 2025, AYLUS Greater Memphis members Eric Chen and Joshua Dong volunteered at the Lebonheur Cereal Drive from 12 to 3. They helped gather donations from passing cars and spread awareness about the Mid-South Food Bank. They gathered just over $35 for Lebonheur. No. Volunteer Name Hours 1 Eric Chen 3 2 Joshua […]

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteers supported our local community at Rise Food Pantry & Thrift Store (133 Broad Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520). GPA members collected and donated non-perishable foods, helped hand out and carry out food boxes, helped set up, guide clients through and clean up the food distribution.  Shopping […]

                                                                                              On Sunday, June 1st , from 1:45-3:15 pm, […]

  On Sunday, May 25th, Syosset AYLUS went to Jones Beach for the last time of the weekend for the airshow. The air show hosted by the U.S. Marines, Navy, and Airforce come to Jones beach every memorial day weekend to celebrate while featuring aircrafts such as the F22, F18, and F16. While the event […]

On Sunday, June 1st, 2025, from 8:30 to 12 pm, AYLUS Oakland Gardens held its 161st event at Kissena Park. We worked with Roxana, the supervisor of Kissena Park, and Ada. During this event, we focused on cleaning up the park and removing invasive species.  Our primary goal was to remove invasive species that were […]

West Essex AYLUS is working with Seesaw vision center for the youth volunteer program. AYLUS volunteer’s work involves patient communication and basic front desk duties, as well as assisting the physician during patient care encounters. The goal of the program is to raise awareness about eye health in the youth community and give them an […]

On Sunday, June 1st, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island’s Chinese school (CCALI) from 1:30PM – 5:00PM. Our job to help in this Chinese school was to assist as a teacher’s assistant and help the students with different types of classwork. As teaching assistants, we played a key […]

In June, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its bluebird box monitoring project along with Mercer County Park and Plainsboro Preserve.  Eastern Bluebirds were once a common bird in New Jersey. With habitat loss and competition from introduction of aggressive, non-native birds, the populations of these beautiful birds declined. Through the efforts of […]

On June 5, 2025, Joshua and Tim returned to RIP to continue painting the tables form 2:00pm to 4:00pm They completed the tops of both the large and small tables, then moved on to the bottoms and sides. Although they made significant progress, the painting was not finished, and others will return next week to […]

On June 5, 2025, AYLUS Great Neck held its 27th tutoring session at the Great Neck Library Station Branch. From 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, our volunteers Emma Ding, Rebecca Xu, Linzi Yeung, Brian Zhang, and Ivy Li worked with their respective tutees. Our volunteers worked with their tutees, who included elementary school students and […]